Nghĩa là gì: accompanied

accompany /ə'kʌmpəni/

ngoại động từ
- đi theo, đi cùng, đi kèm, hộ tống
- phụ thêm, kèm theo
- (âm nhạc) đệm (đàn, nhạc)

pan Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

a flash in the pan

a person who does superior work at first I'm looking for a steady worker, not a flash in the pan.

bail a company out

help or rescue a company with financial problems The government decided to bail out the failing bank in order to maintain stability in the economy.

beat the pants off

defeat by a large score, blow you away "Ho plays table tennis very well; she'll beat the pants off you."

brand new/ brand spanking new

not used at all, just off the assembly line Imagine a brand new Mercedes in an accident. What a shame!

by the seat of your pants

with little money, a lick and a promise You can't operate a business by the seat of your pants.

caught with his pants down

found doing a bad act, caught in the act Percy was caught cheating - caught with his pants down.

company man

a person who always works hard and agrees with his employees My father was a true company man and was always putting in an extra effort for his company.

company town

a town dominated by one industry or company When the coal mine closed down the company town faced severe economic times.

deadpan

with an expressionless or emotionless face He had a deadpan expression when he told us the story.

expand your horizons

experience or discover new ideas or goals or cultures Travel, read, discuss - expand your horizons!

fish and company stink after three days

fish should be eaten while it is fresh, and guests should not stay too long Grandfather had this sign on the wall of his garage: Fish and company stink after three days!

flash in the pan

(See a flash in the pan)

from the frying pan into the fire

from bad to worse I went from farming to fishing - from the frying pan into the fire!

get into her pants

have sex with her, lay her[B] He wants to get into her pants, but she won't let him.

hanky-panky

unfair deal, cheating, underhanded plan There is no hanky-panky in the contract we signed. It's okay.

misery loves company

sad people want to be with other sad people On the door of the jail was this sign: Misery Loves Company.

out of the frying pan and into the fire

out of one trouble and into more trouble, from something bad to something worse When he changed jobs he went out of the frying pan and into the fire. His new job is much worse.

pan out

succeed, go as planned, work out Blair's ideas usually pan out. His suggestions are practical.

part company

separate, go in different directions, split up Mel and Brad parted company after they arrived in Halifax.

piss your pants

become very frightened, be very scared The House of Horrors is so scary you'll piss your pants!

press the panic button

become very scared, panic, freak If a dog growls at me, I press the panic button. I scream and run.

push the panic button

become very frightened or excited at a time of danger or worry At first he thought that his wallet had been stolen but before he pushed the panic button and told everyone he looked around again and found it.

run rampant

spread quickly, go out of control A disease can run rampant in a ghetto. It's difficult to control.

spic and span

very clean, very neat The house was spic and span when we returned from our holiday.

two's company (three's a crowd)

better to leave two people together than for a third person to interfere My friend wanted to come along on the date between me and my girlfriend but I told him that two's company and three's a crowd so he stayed home.

two's company, three's a crowd

two people are happier than three, the third person is not welcome "Jill asked, ""Can I invite Ginger?"" Jack replied, ""Two's company, three's a crowd."""

wear the pants

make the decisions, control everything Betty wears the pants in the Cheong family. She's the boss.

wear the pants in one

be the boss of a family or household She seems to wear the pants in her family and is always telling her husband what to do.

Black Panther movement

this movement was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton, H.R. Brown and Bobby Seale. Fought for the rights of black to bear arms like white people in the late 1960's and the early 1970's

bore the pants off

to bore someone greatly:"That 8 hour seminar on nuclear physics bored the pants off me." The suffixal ..the pants off is often used as an negative intensifier,"He just mithered the pants off me all morning." Similar idiomatic intensifiers are "..the tits off" and "..the arse off".

pancake

hydraulics maneuver where a car goes from all wheels high to all wheels low:"Pancake, front-to-back, side-to-side, and all that shit" -- Dr. Dre (Let me ride [1992]

yummy pants

an attractive female; "Check out the yummy pants at the bar"

keep company

1．associate with 和…交往
See that you do not keep company with undesirable characters．注意不要和不良分子交朋友。
A person may be known by the company he keeps．看他交往的人，就可以知道他是什么样的人。
He advised me not to keep bad company．他劝我不要与坏人交往。
You should not keep company withsuch people．你不应该和这类人交往。
2．stay or go with sb．so that he will not be lonely陪伴
I'm glad to keep you company．我很高兴和你作伴。
I'll keep you company as far as the end of the lane．我可以一直陪你走到巷子的尽头。
John kept Andy company while his parents went to the movies．安迪双亲去看电影时，约翰就与他作伴。
He stayed at home to keep his wife company．他留在家里陪伴太太。

on the upandup

1．honest诚实的
You can take his word for it．He has always been on the upandup．你可以相信他的话，他一向老实可靠。
This information is on the upandup．这消息完全可靠。
2．improving；succeeding走上坡路的；越来越好的
From now on，everything is on the upandup．从现在起，一切事情都会好转。
The guy's on the upandup and I know it．这小伙子步步高升，这我是知道的。

pant for

have a strong wish for渴望
Give him the icecream； he's panting for it．给他冰淇淋吧，他非常想吃。
Working in the fields under the scorching sun， they were all panting for a cold drink．烈日下在地里干活，他们都渴望喝点清凉饮料。

wear the trousers/pants

have a man's authority；be the boss of a family or household为一家之主；当家
He couldn't have the final say，because his wife was the one who wore the trousers in their house．他在家作不了主，因为他家里是他妻子说了算。

spick-and-span

Idiom(s): spick-and-span

Theme: CLEANING

very clean. (Informal. Fixed order.)
• I have to clean up the house and get it spick-and-span for the party Friday night.
• I love to have everything around me spick-and-span.

out of the frying pan into the fire

Idiom(s): out of the frying pan into the fire

Theme: WORSEN

from a bad situation to a worse situation. (Often with jump.)
• When I tried to argue about my fine for a traffic violation, the judge charged me with contempt of court. I really went out of the frying pan into the fire.
• I got deeply in debt. Then I really got out of the frying pan into the fire when I lost my job.

open Pandora's box

Idiom(s): open Pandora's box

Theme: TROUBLE

to uncover a lot of unsuspected problems.
• When I asked Jane about her problems, I didn't know I had opened Pandora's box.
• You should be cautious with people who are upset. You don't want to open Pandora's box.

keep sb company

Idiom(s): keep sb company

Theme: FRIENDS

to sit or stay with someone, especially someone who is lonely.
• I kept my uncle company for a few hours.
• He was very grateful for someone to keep him company. He gets very lonely.

get one's comeuppance

Idiom(s): get one's comeuppance

Theme: SCOLDING

to get a reprimand; to get the punishment one deserves. (Folksy.)
• Tom is always insulting people, but he finally got his comeuppance. Bill hit him.
• I hope I don't get my comeuppance like that.

get ants in one's pants

Idiom(s): get ants in one's pants

Theme: DRYNESS

to become nervous and agitated.
• I always get ants in my pants before a test.
• I wonder if all actors get ants in their pants before they go on stage.

flat as a pancake

Idiom(s): (as) flat as a pancake

Theme: FLATNESS

very flat. (Informal.)
• The punctured tire was as flat as a pancake.
• Bobby squashed the ant flat as a pancake.

charm the pants off of

Idiom(s): charm the pants off (of) sb

Theme: PERSUASION

to use charming behavior to persuade someone to do something. (Use with some caution.)
• She is so nice. She just charms the pants off of you.
• He will try to charm the pants off you, but you can still refuse to take the job if you don't want to do it.

catch one with one's pants down

Idiom(s): catch one with one's pants down

Theme: SECRECY

to catch someone doing something, especially something that ought to be done in secret or in private. (Informal. Use with caution. This probably refers indirectly to having one's pants down in the bathroom.)
• John couldn't convince them he was innocent. They caught him with his pants down.
• Did you hear that John took the camera? The store owner caught him with his pants down.

by the seat of one's pants

Idiom(s): by the seat of one's pants

Theme: LUCK

by sheer luck and very little skill. (Informal. Especially with to fly.)
• I got through school by the seat of my pants.
• The jungle pilot spent most of his days flying by the seat of his pants.

A man is known by the company he keeps.

A person's character is judged by the type of people with whom they spend their time.

Better be alone than in bad company.

Be careful in the choice of the people you associate with.

Ants in your pants

If someone has ants in their pants, they are agitated or excited about something and can't keep still.

Down the pan

If something has gone down the pan, it has failed or been ruined.